Todays History

A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.

Vietnam War: The Battle of An L?c begins.

A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104.

Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.

Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.

Mongol invasions of Vietnam: Yuan forces are defeated by Tr?n forces in the Battle of Bach Dang in present-day northern Vietnam.

Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.

A fire breaks out on the passenger ferry Scandinavian Star, killing 159 people.

The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.

In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident.